History NoExportForYou / Pokemon

** In the USA, ''Anime/PokemonChronicles'' still hasn't been released on DVD yet.

** Seasons 3 to 5 were not aired at all in Norway for unknown reasons, meaning the only parts of the Johto saga shown there were the first 12 episodes of Season 6 and the movies. Season 9 was not shown on broadcast TV either, although it was available on the TV2 Sumo streaming service.

* The UsefulNotes/WiiWare installments of ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeon''. Especially irksome because, for once, in these games, ''you can evolve in the middle of a dungeon.'' Yep, you don't have to beat the game (or in ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonExplorers''' case, essentially beat the game TWICE and recruit really hard legendaries) to evolve, you can evolve right in the middle of a mission! ...If you live in Japan, that is.

* Many ''Pokémon'' arcade games. Prior to ''[[https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Tretta Pokémon Tretta]]'', none of them has ever officially left Japan (most exports were grey market, and mostly only to other Asian countries). However, ''VideoGame/PokkenTournament'' got a UsefulNotes/WiiU release outside Japan and several Dave & Busters in the US have the arcade game, and several countries in Asia are officially getting ''Pokémon Tretta'' in the wake of the return of Pokémania thanks to ''VideoGame/PokemonGo''.

* ''Pokémon Card [=GB2=]: Here Comes Team GR!'' was a sequel to the original ''VideoGame/PokemonTradingCardGame'' which did not come out in North America because of it coming out in Japan at the end of the UsefulNotes/GameBoyColor's lifecycle (about 1 week before the GBA launched in Japan, in fact).

* The situation with TheMerch isn't much better. The official Western Pokémon Centre store only sells to the United States (and ''only'' the United States, not even Canada), so anybody elsewhere either has to have an American friend purchase it and then send it to them or deal with the sometimes questionable (and constantly overpriced) Amazon resellers.

** Initially. Australia did not receive releases for the sixth or seventh movies, even though all other films had been or were still available, likely due to the rights issue surrounding Miramax films. As of 2016, this was rectified with the films being released by Roadshow Entertainment. Ironically enough, Australia and New Zealand are ''not'' victims of having NEFY, usually being the first to see the films in English since the release of ''Anime/PokemonDiancieAndTheCocoonOfDestruction'', and are often the first to obtain the anime episodes on DVD and Blu-ray since ''Diamond and Pearl''. Even with the loss of Region 4's prime distributer in August 2020, Beyond International, Australia and New Zealand continued to get releases of the series and movies through Shock Entertainment with the distributer continuing it's predecessor's series of re-releasing the movies and TV series in an updated format as well as being the first country outside of Japan to release Pokemon Journeys on home video. Even with Shock Entertainment's last release, as of July 2023, being ''Anime/PokemonSecretsOfTheJungle'', Australia and New Zealand have more home media releases over any other major-english speaking regions.

** Australia never received releases for the sixth or seventh movies, even though all others have been or are still available. Ironically, Australia and New Zealand have usually been the first to see the films in English since the release of ''Anime/PokemonDiancieAndTheCocoonOfDestruction'', and are often the first to obtain the anime episodes on DVD and Blu-ray since ''Diamond and Pearl''.

* ''Pokémon Card [=GB2=]: Here Comes Team GR!'' was a sequel to the original ''VideoGame/PokemonTradingCardGame'' which did not come out in North America because of it coming out in Japan at the end of the UsefulNotes/GameBoyColor's lifecycle.

* [[LightNovel/PocketMonstersTheAnimation The novels]] by Creator/TakeshiShudo (the original series director, who worked on the show until Johto), released in 1997 and 1999, were never released outside Japan. They [[AllThereInTheManual reveal]] a ''lot'' of insights into the anime's world, which paint it in a... ''[[CrapsackWorld different]]'' light than a lot of fans would expect.

* ''VideoGame/PokemonStadium'', the first one. The game released in the USA as ''Pokemon Stadium'' is ''Pokemon Stadium 2'' in Japan. The game released in America as ''Pokemon Stadium 2'' is ''Pokemon Stadium Gold and Silver'' in Japan. Confused yet?
* Many ''Pokémon'' arcade games. Prior to ''[[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Tretta Pokémon Tretta]]'', none of them has ever officially left Japan (most exports were grey market, and mostly only to other Asian countries). However, ''VideoGame/PokkenTournament'' got a UsefulNotes/WiiU release outside Japan and several Dave & Busters in the US have the arcade game, and several countries in Asia are officially getting ''Pokémon Tretta'' in the wake of the return of Pokémania thanks to ''VideoGame/PokemonGo''.

* ''Pokemon Trading Card Game Online'' has still not been released in Japan, likely owing to cross-compatibility problems with how expansions are released differently between regions.

** Most of the older series don't go for the typical shōnen tone, making them unlikely to sell much in America, while most of the newer ones are too short (some even being only a volume long), meaning that there isn't much point in licensing them. Other than ''Manga/PocketMonsters'' (a gag manga), ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'' is the only long-running Pokemon manga with no forseeable end, meaning that only that one has incentive to keep around.

** In the USA, ''Pokémon Chronicles'' still hasn't been released on DVD yet.

** Australia never received releases for the sixth or seventh movies, even though all others have been or are still available. Ironically, Australia and New Zealand have usually been the first to see the films in English since the release of ''Anime/PokemonDiancieAndTheCocoonOfDestruction'', and are often the first to obtain the anime episodes on DVD and Blu-Ray since ''Diamond and Pearl''.
** As far as Malaysia is concerned, ''Advanced Generation'' doesn't exist[[note]]Singapore did air ''Advanced Generation... in Mandarin'', so those in South Malaysia at least had some consolation. The Singaporean TV signals starts dropping as soon as you cross the Johore-Malacca state border to the north of Johore, and is long gone when you reach the country capital of Kuala Lumpur[[/note]]. In 2011, it skipped right to Malay-dubbed ''Diamond and Pearl'' instead on terrestrial TV, but due Pokémania ending several years prior, lack of advertising, and [[ScrewedByTheNetwork abrupt schedule]] [[ChannelHop and network changes]][[note]]The anime originally aired on [=NTV7=]. Diamond and Pearl aired on [=TV9=], Black and White aired on Disney XD, but later moved to [=TV3=][[/note]], it was cancelled after 53 episodes. The anime has been treated like a redhead stepchild since -- only random series gets aired (usually during school break season) and then gets screwed over several episodes down the line anyway (when the break is over, regardless of whether the series really ended). However, the anime is also airing on Disney XD Asia who had picked up the rights shortly after the channel was launched, where it is aired in English and gets a far better treatment. While ''Black and White'' were eventually cut short, ''X and Y'' appear to receive a similar fate as ''Advanced Generation'' in order to catch up with the ''Sun and Moon'' series, although ''X and Y'' [[LateExportForYou was eventually made available over Netflix]]. Sadly, however, ''Black and White'' is not available over Netflix in the country, meaning there is no legal way to get to the episodes Disney XD Asia and [=TV3=] screwed over. And then in 2020, Disney shut down Disney XD in the whole of Asia, while the Media Prima Channels are being revamped due to the company going bankrupt and thus the possibility of Pokémon leaving the networks is very real. Meaning now it’s either Netflix or bust.

* Live outside [[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pokemon_GO#Release these countries]]? Good luck trying to get ''VideoGame/PokemonGo''. The game was made available worldwide accidentally for one hour before it was pulled from all unreleased regions, though, and you could sideload it, but then you'll run into problems buying additional Pokéballs due to region locking enforced by Google Play Store. Additionally, several sideloaders have claimed that no Pokémon are spawning in the regions outside of where the game was officially available. There have even been official reports that sideloaders are now being banned from the game (not surprisingly, since you're effectively giving Niantic/Nintendo your location while playing), while the botched release not only ceased functioning (since updated versions are not pushed to the devices), but any records of the user officially downloading the app disappeared off all the users' download history page. The wait is made worse in that Nintendo/Niantic both are really secretive regarding the launch schedule and refuse to comment or commit on future launches.

* Interested in getting a Jirachi? Failed to obtain one in Gen IV? Well too bad, because although Jirachi distributions in Japan in August (due to its connection to the Japanese holiday Tanabata) have been rather common, they've been entirely absent in North America and other territories - and despite the remakes of ''VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire'' (the games with which Jirachi was associated with) coming out in late 2014, the Japanese Jirachi distribution for the year had already taken place the prior August for ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'', so said release didn't go worldwide in order to associate itself with the remakes. Thankfully, it finally came out in 2016.

* The first example was the original ''[[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Pokémon Red & Green]]'' since they couldn't change the Japanese text into English due to the source code being fragile, dolling up Blue instead as it was an UpdatedRerelease and had newer code.
* Additionally, ''VideoGame/MyPokemonRanch'', while available in the US, is locked out of the Japan-only update which makes it compatible with ''Platinum''. The update also adds a slew of new features, none of which stateside fans will ever see.
* The UsefulNotes/WiiWare versions of ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeon''. Especially irksome because, for once, in these games, ''you can evolve in the middle of a dungeon.'' Yep, you don't have to beat the game (or in ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonExplorers''' case, essentially beat the game TWICE and recruit really hard legendaries) to evolve, you can evolve right in the middle of a mission! ...If you live in Japan, that is.

* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' (the anime):

** As far as Malaysia is concerned, ''Advanced Generation'' doesn't exist[[note]]Singapore did air ''Advanced Generation... in Mandarin'', so those in South Malaysia at least had some consolation. The Singaporean TV signals starts dropping as soon as you cross the Johore-Malacca state border to the north of Johore, and is long gone when you reach the country capital of Kuala Lumpur[[/note]]. In 2011, it skipped right to Malay-dubbed ''Diamond and Pearl'' instead on terrestrial TV, but due Pokémania ending several years prior, lack of advertising, and [[ScrewedByTheNetwork abrupt schedule]] [[ChannelHop and network changes]][[note]]The anime originally aired on [=NTV7=]. Diamond and Pearl aired on [=TV9=], Black and White aired on Disney XD, but later moved to [=TV3=][[/note]], it was cancelled after 53 episodes. The anime has been treated like a redhead stepchild since -- only random series gets aired (usually during school break season) and then gets screwed over several episodes down the line anyway (when the break is over, regardless of whether the series really ended). However, the anime is also airing on Disney XD Asia who had picked up the rights shortly after the channel was launched, where it is aired in English and gets a far better treatment. While ''Black and White'' were eventually cut short, ''X and Y'' appear to receive a similar fate as ''Advanced Generation'' in order to catch up with the ''Sun and Moon'' series, although ''X and Y'' [[LateExportForYou was eventually made available over Netflix]]. Sadly however, ''Black and White'' is not available over Netflix in the country, meaning there is no legal way to get to the episodes Disney XD Asia and TV3 screwed over. And then in 2020, Disney shut down Disney XD in the whole of Asia, while the Media Prima Channels are being revamped due to the company going bankrupt and thus the possibility of Pokémon leaving the networks is very real. Meaning now it’s either Netflix or bust.

** Some episodes of [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} the anime]] are {{Missing Episode}}s outside of Japan.

* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' (the anime) :